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It is the ultimate meeting of the minds.

Dr Who and Sherlock Holmes.

Steven Moffat is the man behind both Matt Smith's Time Lord and Benedict Cumberbatch's 21st century sleuth.

He's writing and producing both shows, and both are part of the BBC Wales stable.

And our first look at Sherwood last weekend revealed the Great Detective taking cues out of the Matt Smith style guide.

All that manic energy. That gleeful enthusiasm. The twinkle in the eye.

So what more natural than a crossover episode, in which Sherlock teams up with the Doctor to solve a particularly puzzling crime?

Cumberbatch, a fan of Doctor Who, says that he would be interested in appearing as a main or recurring character on the show.

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And back in 2008 he turned down the chance to take over from David Tennant as the Eleventh Doctor, paving the way for Matt Smith's marvellous turn.

Doctor Who executive producer Moffat, has already revealed that he will write five episodes for the next series of the show scheduled for broadcast in 2011.

There'll be 13 episodes, and here at Anorak City our money is on a Sherlock sensation.

The 48 year old writer also admitted that between Doctor Who and his new show Sherlock, he hasn't been enjoying much of a work-life balance.

"The last year has been extraordinary," he said. "I've had about four days off, and that includes Christmas day. I work every weekend, I get up early in the morning, I go to bed late at night. There is no way of balancing it.

"It's extraordinary, but it's great fun too! Great fun, so long as it doesn't kill me!"

Courtesy of our pals at SL-Lost.

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In what is planned to be a daily feature here on Anorak City but most certainly won't be, we take a look at the coolest sci-fi/movie t-shirt of the day.

So let's start this off with Darth Vader forgetting his batteries...

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Firefly: 1980

By Daniel Smith on Jul 29, 10 10:52 AM

What if Firefly was created back in the Eighties? Maybe if it was it wouldn't have got cancelled!

Fans might have noticed someone was missing. That's because he has his own show...

The IMDB Project - The launch

By Jaymeetee on Jul 29, 10 09:30 AM

Hi guys, welcome to the new venture within the Anorak City blog...'The IMDB project'.

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So what's it all about? Well I realised in conversations with film buffs over the last few years that I had missed out on watching some of (what the mass film watching audience) would call the best films ever. Yes I've never seen The Godfather, One flew over the cuckoos nest, any of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and...to my Brother-in-law's amazement....any Indiana Jones film!! I can hear you all gasping as you read this.

Dog Vader anyone?

By Steve Wollaston on Jul 29, 10 07:19 AM

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Now here at Anorak City we are not advocating the dressing up of dogs.

All we are merely saying is that if you are going to dress one up then what better costumes than Darth Vader, Princess Leiah and Yoda.

Click here if you are daft enough to want to know more!

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Jessica Biel has brought The A-Team into the 21st century by bringing girl power to the gang.

The star, who is dating singer and actor Justin Timberlake, plays soldier Charisa Sosa in the film, who is part of the team, and revealed she thought it was "very important" for a woman to be a member.

She said: "The world is different now. Women can do anything and be anything and are as smart as anybody else.

"So I think if you're going to do something different and make this a contemporary story that is just necessary."

She added that the movie would appeal to both sexes.

Biel said: "Girls like seeing stuff getting blown up too, I know I do.

"There's a female element that will draw in the women as well. I hope I created a female character other women can be proud of."

Director Carnahan said: "Of course the modern A-Team needs a woman.
"It needs a very beautiful woman like Jessica Biel, who unfortunately I'm sure for most guys I didn't put in a bikini. But I think Jessie's such a good, sweet, funny, deeply talented actress, I thought we needed that feminine touch."

Neeson agreed: "All movies need it."

Sixth Sense a shock choice?

By Steve Wollaston on Jul 28, 10 03:14 PM

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Bruce Willis's movie hit The Sixth Sense was today declared the film with the biggest shock of all time,

The film about a young boy who claims to "see dead people" features a pivotal moment in which the truth about Willis's character is revealed.

It beat 50-year-old chiller Psycho in a poll to find the most shocking plot twist, commissioned to mark the release of Robert Pattinson film Remember Me on DVD and Blu-Ray. Pattinson's film - released tomorrow by E1 Entertainment - features its own unexpected ending.

Kevin Spacey plays a key role in two of the films in the top 10 - his performances in The Usual Suspects, which was ranked third, and Se7en, which was placed ninth.

The jaw-dropping moment when Darth Vader revealed he was actually Luke Skywalker's father was in fourth place.

Also in the list - in seventh place - is the moment when Edward Woodward's character Sgt Howie finds he is to be a human sacrifice as The Wicker Man draws to a close. And the climactic scene in The Planet Of The Apes where the audience learns the action is set on Earth is tenth.

Here in Anorak City towers Paul Cole was outraged at the omission of the sinister dwarf in Don't Look Now not making the list.

The biggest film shocks of all time are:

1. Sixth Sense (1999) - Bruce Willis's character is in fact dead.
2. Psycho (1960) - Norman Bates has dressed as his mother.
3. The Usual Suspects (1995) - Kevin Spacey's character Verbal is actually the villain Keyser Soze.
4. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father.
5. Saw (2004) - Villain Jigsaw is alive and was just pretending to be dead throughout the film.
6. Fight Club (1999) - Ed Norton and Brad Pitt's characters are the same person.
7. The Wicker Man (1973) - Edward Woodward's Sgt Howie has been lured to become a sacrifice.
8. The Others (2001) - Grace Stewart (Nicole Kidman) and family are ghosts.
9. Se7en (1995) - Spacey's John Doe character has set up the plot to engineer his death.
10. Planet Of The Apes (1968) - The setting is planet Earth in the future.

Artistic side of Darth Vader

By Daniel Smith on Jul 28, 10 12:49 PM

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Something you might find hanging on the wall at the Louvre - Vader, Monet-style.

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MOON Director Duncan Jones has spoken of the huge labour of love that he went through to promote the movie that has quickly become a cult-classic to many fans.

Speaking to the excellent official fan site Man Made Moon he said:

The madness is that we really, truly had NO idea what to expect before the film came out!

All I remember was being in a perpetual state of shitting myself, along with Stu, (Stuart Fenegan, producer,) Gav, (Gavin Rothery, concept artist, house-mate and VFX supervisor,) & Baz, (Barrett Heathcote, VFX editor and other house mate,).

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Paul Cole

Paul Cole - Paul Cole - Lost, Torchwood, Sci-fi, Dr Who and anything worth getting the Anorak on for

Steve Wollaston

Steve Wollaston - Wookie-loving Star Wars fanatic with a love of all things Dharma and sci-fi. Our resident You-Tube trawler.

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith - Would-be scientist who can't add up. Believes Sisko is the best captain and Ronald D Moore is some sort of god.

Scully

Scully - Roving geek, with interests ranging from comics and sci fi to genre shows you may not have heard of yet, via John Cena (guilty pleasure). She wants to believe Lost is going to end well, but people do consider her a skeptic...

Jaymeetee

Jaymeetee - Marty Mcfly loving film buff, on a mission to watch and review all of the imdb.com top 250 movies

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